Make a cube out of straws and have a go at this practical challenge.
Investigate the number of faces you can see when you arrange three cubes in different ways.
We need to wrap up this cube-shaped present, remembering that we can have no overlaps. What shapes can you find to use?
To do this problem I used unifix cubes to help me. First I started with a long block, then I took one cube off and moved it to different positions making sure I didn't do the same one twice. I kept the cube in the middle and moved a second cube from the end to make a square. After that I moved this brick into further positions.